International Women's Day

Today in class we listened to three selections from Avery Sharpe's Sojourner Truth "ain't I a woman?" CD. The tracks we listened to were Isabella's Awakening (1), Ain't I a Woman (4) and Pleading for My People (6). Visit http://www.averysharpe.com/

We then watched a recording of a Congressional Tribute to Sojourner Truth, the first woman to be honored with a bust in the US Capitol in 2009. The bust was sculpted by noted artist Artis Lane. (The previous link to Kerry Washington is no longer available).

Uploaded on Apr 29, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0YR1eiG0us

Cicely Tyson performs Sojourner Truth's "Ain't that a woman?"

First Lady Michelle Obama joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other lawmakers and dignitaries on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to unveil a bust of Sojourner Truth, the 19th-century slave turned abolitionist who was also a fiery advocate for women's rights.

In 50 Essays, Truth's essay is on page 410-411. Respond to question 3 in dialogue. 

Other homework

I noticed that only three students from the 9-9:50 class responded to yesterday's assignment re: Staton's speech (379-382), number 3 where students are asked to compare Staton's declaration to Thomas Jefferson's declaration (p. 187). How does she use form and the historic context of the original text to make her point? 

Keep reading THP.